Family Law

Our Family & De Facto Lawyers are highly experienced in helping people navigate the often-painful area of relationship breakdown and divorce. We are sensitive to your needs and do all we can to expedite a practical solution that takes good care of the interests of you and your children.

Business Law

Business and corporate law covers all the various laws affecting the establishment and operation of your business. This includes corporations, partnerships, tax law, competition and consumer law, property and employment law which impact all business.

Wills & Estates

Our Wills & Estate Planning Lawyers assist with the planning and management of your assets to ensure that you and your family can cope with future risks, especially death & disability. We can also help you to protect your financial assets in the event of future claims arising from bankruptcy, family law claims and more.

Pharmacy Law

Working closely with pharmacy brokers and finance providers, our pharmacy law experts can guide you through every aspect of pharmacy ownership – from the acquisition of a business, negotiating a lease, employing and managing staff through to the daily operation of your business.

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Binding Financial Agreements & Assets Planning

Binding financial agreements (BFAs) set out how assets are to be allocated in the event that a relationship breaks down. It can be made before (prenup), during or after a relationship. A Binding Financial Agreement sets out how all the assets, financial resources and liabilities, of both parties as individuals and in partnership, will be divided should the relationship break down.

Legal Advice must be obtained

Common to all types of binding financial agreements is the requirement that each party has obtained legal advice independently of the other party to the agreement, and had the implications of signing the Binding Financial Agreement fully explained to them.

Advantages of Binding Financial Agreements

A Binding Financial Agreement (BFA) is created at a time when you are not angry or upset and so there is maximum goodwill from each party to the other

Having a BFA in place ensures each party is clear on how the assets will be divided up in the event that a separation occurs.

Having a BFA in place can also eliminate the need for the parties to resolve the allocation of assets via the court system.

BFA’s can be very reassuring if you have more or fewer assets than your partner or if you have previously been through the breakdown of a relationship.

A BFA protects ownership and retention of interests in businesses that might otherwise have to be at least valued or at worst sold on any separation.

You should consider a BFA as a safety net, or a form of insurance which you hope you will never need.

Our Family Law Team have extensive expertise in the area of advice and the drafting of sound Binding Financial Agreements in both prenuptial (pre-nup) and post relationship (post-nup) scenarios.

Contact a member of our Family Law Team today and benefit from our experience in this complex area.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can we do a pre-nup?

Yes; in Australia there are 3 broad categories:

A Binding Financial Agreement at commencement of a relationship;

A Binding Financial Agreement during a relationship; or

A Binding Financial Agreement after a relationship.

What is a BFA?

A document setting out how assets are divided if you break up in the future, agreed now whilst you are both friends and which excludes a future Court battle.

What if he/she won't sign?

In modern relationships this is not so much a question but often an underlying issue causing such a reaction. We can identify and resolve this issue by disclosure or a more specific “carve out” agreement after discussions with the other spouse or their lawyer. Collaboration is important.

Is it bullet proof?

Never, it’s an insurance policy. Like any policy, sometimes they fail, perhaps where there has been a child born, a failure to disclose or a life changing injury for example. Insurance is still worth having though – even if there are some exclusions.

I always felt that my questions were thoughtfully and promptly responded to. I felt that there was a thoroughness and kindness to the support I received and that it was also personal in trying to help me come to a quick resolution.

Julie Kennedy

Family Law Client

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They have provided me with outstanding advice and followed my instructions in an extremely timely manner. The firm always maintains professionalism of a high standard. I trust my lawyers and feel confident with their direction.

Sharna

Family Law Client

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She was awesome! Spot on, efficient, no BS and yet very relatable. To the point and gets results fast.

Julia Ann O’Neill

Family Law Client

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Very quickly we established a sense of trust which made me feel calmer during a stressful time. They have offered excellent advice and always been quick to respond. I would not hesitate to use them again or recommend them to a friend.

Frances Bell

Family Law Client

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